Emilio Barbarigo

Emilio Barbarigo (1421-11 September 1485) was the tyrant of the Venetian Republic, commercial titan, and scourge of the underworld, who was of the House of Barbarigo. Barbarigo nearly single-handedly funded the Venetian police force and cracked down on crime and opposition.

Biography
Emilio Barbarigo was born to the noble House of Barbarigo, who made their money off of the silk and spice trade. He was the younger brother of Agostino Barbarigo and Marco Barbarigo, both of whom would become Doges of Venice. Using the might of his family, Barbarigo was able to fund the Venetian police force, which let his business go without taxes and it also meant the reduction of crime and opposition. Barbarigo became a virtual merchant dictator over Venice's markets, taking over the commerce of the city and only selling his products.

In 1480 he joined the Knights Templar after invitation by Rodrigo Borgia, a Spaniard who was anxious to gain power across Italy so that one day he could become the Pope and bring the Italian Peninsula under Templar Order control. Barbarigo decided to cooperate in exchange for being made the ruler of Venezia. His first act as a member of the Templars was executing Jacopo de Pazzi, who had failed to bring down the House of Medici. Afterwards, he returned to the Palazzo della Seta, which was his expensive estate.

A year later, he defeated an attempt by the Thieves' Guild to break into his home and used it to increase his defenses. He forced the Thieves to resupply and gather more plans, and he continued to hunt down the opposition.